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42,880 items
Knox submits estimate of cost for seaport security measures to Fitzsimmons
Letter, discusses estimate of the cost of securing seaports; letter and enclosure.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Knox requisitions supplies
Stores, describes goods for treating with Indians; mentions Treaty of 1793.
Henry O'Reilly CollectionKnox requests that Chapin provide intelligence on British Fort
Letter, encloses letter to Chapin; discusses Indian hostilities and aggression; discusses murders near Fort Franklin; mentions settlement at Presque Isle; directs Chapin to learn Indian intentions re …
Henry O'Reilly CollectionKnox informs Nazro of patent process
Letter, advises that there is a new mode of applying for a patent.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Knox informs Mifflin of Washington's views
Letter, discusses militia raised in Pennsylvania; discusses Indian hostility; informs of Washington's desire to suspend development settlement at Presque Isle.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Knox Informing Huntington of Rochefontaine's Appointment to Direct the Building of Fortifications in New England
Knox informs Huntington that Colonel Rochefontaine will be directing the fortification of locations such as New London, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Because of the number of locations …
Andre DeCoppet Collection, C0063.Knox forwards Lord Dorchester's speech to General Chapin
Letter, encloses copy of Lord Dorchester's speech.
Henry O'Reilly CollectionKnox forwards Joshua Humphreys' recommendations and estimates on the costs of procuring white oak timber and planking; includes principal dimensions of several French and British war ships
Secretary of War Henry Knox forwards Joshua Humphrey's estimate of the probable costs of timber for a ship of 44 guns to the Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Estimate includes costs and …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters ToKnox forwards federal militia regulations to state authorities
Knox forwards the federal requirements to raise, arm, and equip militia to the Governor of Connecticut, Samuel Huntington.
Henry Sewall PapersKnox directs Hodgdon to perform quality control on clothing
Henry Knox, Secretary at War, directs Samuel Hodgdon, Commissioner of Military Stores, to have a shoemaker inspect the leather portions of clothing.
Henry Knox PapersKnox directs Hodgdon to deliver artillery to Pennsylvania
Knox asks that Hodgdon fill the Governor of Pennsylvania's request for artillery.
Henry Knox.Knox directs Chapin to treat with Six Nations
Letter, informs Chapin re Indian council; directs Chapin to treat with Six Nations; mentions Post Office; mentions Quakers; directs accommodation and provision for Indians & commissioners.
Henry O'Reilly CollectionKnox asks Pinckney to securely deliver sensitive letters
Knox asks Pinckney to ensure a confidential delivery of letters pertaining to military (artillery) enhancements. Knox does not want to raise British suspicions of a US military build up.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Knox asks Dearborn for the return of maps
Letter, directs the return of a book of maps.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Knox appoints Gurney and Smith as agents for the port of Philadelphia
Henry Knox offers the agency of the port of Philadelphia to Mr. Gurney and Mr. Smith. Responsibilities of the position are elaborated in the letter.
Henry Knox, MMCKnox Agrees That Volunteers Must Be Relied Upon, and That U.S.-British Relations Are Fragile
Knox emphasizes the importance of the approaching campaign and warns that, since recruiting is at a standstill, dependence upon volunteers will be necessary. Relations between the US and Britain seem …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3Knapsacks, Canteens, and Spades for the New Jersey Militia
Mentges repeats the urgent need for knapsacks, canteens and spades for 300 volunteers of the New Jersey Militia who are ready to march.
Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904)King asks Knox to keep the new command billet vacant
Letter, discusses command appointment for additional regiment.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Kentucky Volunteers Issues; Complications Caused by British
Discusses calling for and paying the Kentucky mounted volunteers, complicated by the fact that they will not accept banknotes. Mentions preliminary prods at outlying Indian settlements, and that they …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3Kaltiesen's Pay for August, September & December
Constant Freeman, from Georgia, has been in Charleston with Capt. Joseph Dickens and has mustered Kalteisen's company. Freeman paid Kalteisen for October and November last but would not pay for August …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Josiah Fox Oath of Allegiance, witnessed by Hilary Baker.
Josiah Fox, appointed a clerk in the Department of War, affirms support of constitution, and will well and faithfully discharge his duties. Affirmed at Philadelphia by Hilary Baker, alderman.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters ToJoshua Humpreys' recommendations on when to cut timber for frigates
Knox informs Coxe that Joshua Humphreys recommends months of January and February are best for cutting oak beams for frigates. This he believes will ensure the best possible chance of lasting.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
